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Archive-name: auto/bionet.molbio.genbank/Floppy-Release-71-FINAL-ONE-ready-for-FTP


The 


			      ***last***
				 ====


release of GenBank binary files (usually referred to as the "floppy
disk format") is now available for FTP from genbank.bio.net
[134.172.1.160] in pub/db/gb-floppy.  These binary files are produced
from the GenBank version 71 flat file release.

Data files are in pub/db/gb-floppy/data and IBM PC programs are in
pub/db/gb-floppy/pc.  The release notes will be added to
pub/db/gb-floppy when ready.

All files must be FTPed in **binary** mode.

The growth of the database came *very* close to bursting the limits of
this format (only 2-3 more days worth of new entries would have
necessitated omitting data to produce the files!!).  In one case (the
index of accession numbers) a format limitation was encountered.  For
this last release, only *primary* accession numbers are included in
the accession number index.

If you have software which requires this binary data format, please
contact your supplier regarding their plans for future updates.  It is
likely that you will require a software upgrade to handle the newer
formats which will be produced by NCBI later this year.

For GenBank CDROM and floppy disk subscribers, the masters are going
to the duplicators today, and I expect that we will begin shipping
late next week or early on the following week.

IntelliGenetics will produce two more ASCII flat file releases of
GenBank (#s 72 and 73) in June and September respectively.  One more
release of GenPept will be produced in June, but GenPept daily updates
will continue on GOS up through 30 September.

The release 72 and 73 CDROMs will include the following:

Rel. 72 CDROM:	GenBank flat file release 72
		GenPept flat file release 72
		GenBank floppy release 71 (repeat of the current release)

Rel. 73 CDROM:	GenBank flat file release 73
		GenBank floppy release 71 (repeat of the current release)

Enjoy!  I was given the facetious suggestion of labeling the final
CDROM "GenBank's Greatest Hits!"  I will give this some serious
consideration.

				Sincerely,

				David Kristofferson, Ph.D.
				GenBank Manager

				415-962-7339

				kristoff@genbank.bio.net